The document summarizes UNK's transition from separate academic support services like the writing center and peer tutoring into a centralized Learning Commons. It describes the original vision for collaboration, challenges in the transition like delayed construction, and the eventual success of the Learning Commons which opened in 2011. Usage increased 30% following its development. The Learning Commons brings together the library, tutoring, writing center and other services to support students.
This event extends the reach of the Open Education Conference -- Beyond Content -- taking place in Vancouver 16-18 October, 2012
The Open Education Remixathon will kick off with a round robin to describe each Open Educational Resource and the envisioned enhancements.
See the full description and participate in the conversation in SCoPE: http://scope.bccampus.ca/mod/forum/view.php?id=9009
Moving a School Library Toward a Learning CommonsSandra Gallipeau
Presentation given to St. Paul School Parent Council in February of 2014. The goal of the presentation was to introduce myself and outline my goals for the reorganization of the physical layout of the library and of the resources in the library. Contains before and after pictures of the library as well as followup of the new moveable furniture which arrived after the presentation.
This event extends the reach of the Open Education Conference -- Beyond Content -- taking place in Vancouver 16-18 October, 2012
The Open Education Remixathon will kick off with a round robin to describe each Open Educational Resource and the envisioned enhancements.
See the full description and participate in the conversation in SCoPE: http://scope.bccampus.ca/mod/forum/view.php?id=9009
Moving a School Library Toward a Learning CommonsSandra Gallipeau
Presentation given to St. Paul School Parent Council in February of 2014. The goal of the presentation was to introduce myself and outline my goals for the reorganization of the physical layout of the library and of the resources in the library. Contains before and after pictures of the library as well as followup of the new moveable furniture which arrived after the presentation.
How can the library become an active partner in your curriculum?Annette Graae
A presentation on why and how the libraries and the librarians resources can be an integrated part of scholarly education. Within the courses.
Authors: Solveig Sandal Johnsen, Lisbeth Ramsgaard Carlsen and Annette Graae
School Libraries in Pakistan
Importance of the School Library
Structure of Library
Functions of School Libraries
Standards of School Libraries
Administration of School Libraries in Pakistan
National Education Policy for Future
School Librarianship
Problems faced by School Libraries
Suggestions
Jayne Germer, Collection Development Librarian, Perkins Library – Doane College; Valerie Knight, Reference Librarian, Conn Library – Wayne State College; Ronald Wirtz, Coordinator of User Services/Assistant Director of the Learning Commons for the Library, Calvin T. Ryan Library – University of Nebraska-Kearney
This panel discussion will address planning, barriers, opportunities, and outcomes some academic libraries have experienced -- or are in the process of experiencing -- as they transition to the Learning Commons model of service.
This presentation highlights the transition from libraries to learning commons in the Ottawa Catholic School Board as part of our 21st Century Learning priority.
MIT Vishwashanti Gurukul understands the importance of school library for students. So school allows students to study after classroom hours and enhance their knowledge. It impacts the academic performance of the students in a positive way.
To know more details you can visit here: https://www.mitgurukul.com/Importance-of-School-Library.php
The Use and Impact of Library E-resources at Al Akhawayn University in MoroccoAziz EL Hassani
This presentation provides an overview of electronic resources made available through Mohammed VI Library at Al Akhawayn University. It also discusses the use and the impact of Library E-resources on the academic performance of library users. Finally, it briefly describes Mohammed VI Library’s Information Literacy initiative which has become a valued and respected support service at Al Akhawayn University.
Aasalamu'alaikum..
Pendidikan karakter sangat urgen dilaksanakan. Saya sebagai seorang calon pendidik ingin berbagi sllide presentasi betapa pentingnya pendidikan karakter di sekolah.
How can the library become an active partner in your curriculum?Annette Graae
A presentation on why and how the libraries and the librarians resources can be an integrated part of scholarly education. Within the courses.
Authors: Solveig Sandal Johnsen, Lisbeth Ramsgaard Carlsen and Annette Graae
School Libraries in Pakistan
Importance of the School Library
Structure of Library
Functions of School Libraries
Standards of School Libraries
Administration of School Libraries in Pakistan
National Education Policy for Future
School Librarianship
Problems faced by School Libraries
Suggestions
Jayne Germer, Collection Development Librarian, Perkins Library – Doane College; Valerie Knight, Reference Librarian, Conn Library – Wayne State College; Ronald Wirtz, Coordinator of User Services/Assistant Director of the Learning Commons for the Library, Calvin T. Ryan Library – University of Nebraska-Kearney
This panel discussion will address planning, barriers, opportunities, and outcomes some academic libraries have experienced -- or are in the process of experiencing -- as they transition to the Learning Commons model of service.
This presentation highlights the transition from libraries to learning commons in the Ottawa Catholic School Board as part of our 21st Century Learning priority.
MIT Vishwashanti Gurukul understands the importance of school library for students. So school allows students to study after classroom hours and enhance their knowledge. It impacts the academic performance of the students in a positive way.
To know more details you can visit here: https://www.mitgurukul.com/Importance-of-School-Library.php
The Use and Impact of Library E-resources at Al Akhawayn University in MoroccoAziz EL Hassani
This presentation provides an overview of electronic resources made available through Mohammed VI Library at Al Akhawayn University. It also discusses the use and the impact of Library E-resources on the academic performance of library users. Finally, it briefly describes Mohammed VI Library’s Information Literacy initiative which has become a valued and respected support service at Al Akhawayn University.
Aasalamu'alaikum..
Pendidikan karakter sangat urgen dilaksanakan. Saya sebagai seorang calon pendidik ingin berbagi sllide presentasi betapa pentingnya pendidikan karakter di sekolah.
We are delighted to present to you the special Curtain raiser report on 'Innovation in Media’ for CII Big Picture Summit 2013. The report consists of views of thought leaders from Media & Entertainment industry on innovation, convergence of media, new revenue models, policy issues and emerging technologies. Hope this makes for a happy reading!
Meet our 15 hydropower and geotechnical experts | Rencontrez nos quinze expe...SNC-Lavalin
As a long time member and supporter of the Canadian Dam Association, we are pleased to showcase our 15 hydropower and geotechnical experts. See the attached guide for a chance to meet our experts presenting technical papers at this year’s CDA Conference!
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À titre de fidèle membre et alliée de L’Association canadienne des barrages, nous avons le plaisir de faire connaître quinze de nos experts en énergie hydroélectrique et en géotechnique. Consultez le guide ci-joint pour saisir la chance de les rencontrer à l’occasion de leurs présentations techniques à la conférence de l’ACB cette année!
Keeping the Focus on Student Needs: Collaboration in Creation of UNK’s Learn...Jon Ritterbush
The Learning Commons at University of Nebraska Kearney will have its “Grand Opening” in the Calvin T. Ryan Library in November 2011. However, the Learning Commons has been operating successfully in temporary space in the Library for an entire year. We will describe how the project developed over approximately two years from the inception of the idea to the completed facility and discuss our vision for the future.
Savings are nice, but learning is nicer: Libraries linking open textbooks wi...Sarah Cohen
With Marilyn Billings, UMASS Amherst.
This presentation will make the case for how open textbooks and OER can foster collaboration between instruction librarians, scholarly communication librarians, and faculty in order to advance access to course content, improve student learning, and continue the crusade for saving students money on course content.
Integrating library services more closely with the student’s learning environment has long been a goal. A recent report on course reading from a Canadian university probably sums up the attitude of most UK academic libraries. ‘The Library has long placed a strong emphasis on working directly with faculty to tailor its services and resources to academic programs and integrate them at the point of need’. For over a decade the library/learning system space has been contested by a variety of approaches. It remains imperfectly resolved.
Perspective on resource list/reading list managemnt_cilip_update_june2010Ken Chad Consulting Ltd
How has the management of academic resource lists changed, what are library management systems vendors offering and how are resource lists being handled in a social media environment?
Published in Library & Information Update (p.39-41). CILIP June 2010
This presentation was provided by Joan Lippincott of The Coalition for Networked Information (CNI), during Session Eight of the NISO training series "Assessment Practices and Metrics in a 21st Century Pandemic," held on November 6, 2020.
NITLE Shared Academics: New Directions for Digital Collections by Mark ChristelNITLE
Two decades after the advent of the Web, digital collections are a regular part of academic library business. This seminar’s leaders reviewed some new approaches to digital collections taken by libraries at small colleges. In particular, they discussed collections developed around faculty teaching and research interests, student-created collections and exhibits, library publishing programs, and library support for digital field scholarship. In this seminar, Mark Dahl, NITLE fellow and director of the Aubrey R. Watzek Library at Lewis & Clark College, and panelists Mark Christel, director of libraries at the College of Wooster, Anneliese Dehner, digital projects developer at Lewis & Clark, Isaac Gilman, assistant professor and scholarly communications and research services librarian at Pacific University, and Allegra Swift, head of scholarly communications and publishing for the Claremont Colleges Library, as they delve into new directions for digital collections. These slides are from Mark Christel's presentation.
Created by Joyce Valenza and Deb Kachel for an LSTA Commonwealth Libraries project to train school and public librarians to use LibGuides as a tool for collection curation.
Similar to NCompass Live: Learning in the Learning Commons: How UNK Moved Out of the Silos and into a Dance Hall (20)
NCompass Live - June 5, 2024
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Trying to connect and understand teenagers can be difficult and overwhelming at times. So how do you attract teens to the library and keep them engaged? This presentation will offer tips on how to connect with teens, build relationships, along with programming ideas to keep them coming back. Maybe they’ll even bring their friends!
Presenter: Mari Vasquez, Youth Services Librarian, Crete (NE) Public Library.
NCompass Live - April 10, 2024
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Libraries have been offering programming for decades, and in many cases the model has been, "Let’s plan a program, promote it, and see who shows up." This approach hasn’t changed much, even with social and technological changes, not to mention the pandemic and streaming programs. Program planning with a marketing mindset starts with identifying your customer’s needs and wants, then developing programs and services to meet those needs and wants. We’ll discuss how to use research – quantitative and qualitative – to plan and market programs that will engage your customers. We’ll talk about "bundling" programs and services for different audience segments. We’ll also cover how this more strategic approach can save time and resources for your library.
Presenter: Cordelia Anderson, Library Marketing and Communications Consultant, Cordelia Anderson Consulting.
Katarina Spears, Library Director; Baylee Hughes, Community Engagement Librarian, James L. Hamner Public Library, Amelia Court House, VA (Population served: 13,400)
Big Talk From Small Libraries 2024
February 23, 2024
http://nlcblogs.nebraska.gov/bigtalk
Katarina Spears, Library Director; Baylee Hughes, Community Engagement Librarian, James L. Hamner Public Library, Amelia Court House, VA (Population served: 13,400)
Big Talk From Small Libraries 2024
February 23, 2024
http://nlcblogs.nebraska.gov/bigtalk
Katarina Spears, Library Director; Baylee Hughes, Community Engagement Librarian, James L. Hamner Public Library, Amelia Court House, VA (Population served: 13,400)
Big Talk From Small Libraries 2024
February 23, 2024
http://nlcblogs.nebraska.gov/bigtalk
Katarina Spears, Library Director; Baylee Hughes, Community Engagement Librarian, James L. Hamner Public Library, Amelia Court House, VA (Population served: 13,400)
Big Talk From Small Libraries 2024
February 23, 2024
http://nlcblogs.nebraska.gov/bigtalk
Katarina Spears, Library Director; Baylee Hughes, Community Engagement Librarian, James L. Hamner Public Library, Amelia Court House, VA (Population served: 13,400)
Big Talk From Small Libraries 2024
February 23, 2024
http://nlcblogs.nebraska.gov/bigtalk
Erin Crockett, Library Director, Carroll County Library, Huntingdon, TN (Population served: 4,433)
Big Talk From Small Libraries 2024
February 23, 2024
http://nlcblogs.nebraska.gov/bigtalk
Alec Staley, Branch Manager, Worcester County Library – Ocean City Branch, Ocean City, MD (Population served: 6,900)
Big Talk From Small Libraries 2024
February 23, 2024
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Katarina Spears, Library Director; Baylee Hughes, Community Engagement Librarian, James L. Hamner Public Library, Amelia Court House, VA (Population served: 13,400)
Big Talk From Small Libraries 2024
February 23, 2024
http://nlcblogs.nebraska.gov/bigtalk
Amber Sweetland, Director, Kimball Public Library, Kimball, NE (Population served: 2,500)
Big Talk From Small Libraries 2024
February 23, 2024
http://nlcblogs.nebraska.gov/bigtalk
Abbie Steuhm, Research & Scholarship Librarian, Karl E. Mundt Library, Dakota State University, Madison, SD (FTE: 2,000)
Big Talk From Small Libraries 2024
February 23, 2024
http://nlcblogs.nebraska.gov/bigtalk
Karen Mier, Library Director, Plattsmouth Public Library, Plattsmouth, NE (Population served: 6,620)
Big Talk From Small Libraries 2024
February 23, 2024
http://nlcblogs.nebraska.gov/bigtalk
Jennifer Chess, Communications & Marketing Librarian; Lori Mullooly, Events and Programming Librarian; Lisa Gomez, Exhibition Librarian; U.S. Military Academy Library, West Point, NY (FTE: 4,400)
Big Talk From Small Libraries 2024
February 23, 2024
http://nlcblogs.nebraska.gov/bigtalk
NCompass Live - March 13, 2024
While every library is unique, they all seem to share one thing in common: they could use more money! Grant funding might be the just thing to help buy technology for STEM programming, get a new service initiative off the ground, or complete a renovation. But applying for grants can be overwhelming – and that’s assuming you can even find one for which you qualify. This session aims to introduce you to the tools to make the grant application process more easily navigable. In this session, Kathryn will provide tips for putting your best foot forward when it comes time to submit your proposal. Handouts include a roadmap to success and descriptions of various sections of the application.
Presenter: Kathryn Brockmeier, Grant Consultant.
NCompass Live - February 14, 2024
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Nebraska’s statewide education network, Network Nebraska, has made great strides in expanding broadband services and fostering digital equity in the state. By significantly expanding access to eduroam* in community anchor institutions, such as K-12 schools, community colleges, and libraries, ConnectEd Nebraska has made an important impact on the state’s educational landscape. In addition, ConnectEd Nebraska is piloting innovative collaborations between school districts and local ISPs to expand access to eduroam in unique ways that go beyond traditional anchor institutions, reducing barriers to broadband access and enhancing educational opportunities. Attend this session to learn what eduroam is, where it's deployed throughout the state, and how your library can get involved.
More information is available at https://connectednebraska.com/
* eduroam is a secure, world-wide roaming access service developed for the research and education community that allows students, researchers, and staff from participating institutions to obtain Internet connectivity across campus and when visiting other participating sites.
Presenter: Brett Bieber, Assistant Vice President, IT Client Services, University of Nebraska.
NCompass Live - February 7, 2024
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Do you have WiFi questions? Sherm has the answers!
On this episode on NCompass Live, the Nebraska Library Commission's Library Technology Support Specialist, Andrew 'Sherm' Sherman, will cover:
The current standards of WiFi technology
What WiFi standards and equipment libraries should be utilizing
The pros and cons of the different WiFi configurations in a library environment
The assistance Sherm can provide to libraries with their WiFi and other technology needs
NCompass Live - January 24, 2024
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Brief book talks and reviews of new titles recommended to school and public librarians, covering both middle and high school levels, that were published within the last year.
Presenter: Sally Snyder, Coordinator of Children and Young Adult Library Services, Nebraska Library Commission and Dana Fontaine, Librarian, Fremont High School.
NCompass Live - January 17, 2024
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Have you wondered if your library's website needs some work? How do you decide that, without being subjective? How do you know what to measure, or how to measure it? There are many current standards for content, images, navigation, usability, and more that can be readily applied to your website, allowing for a more objective analysis of what you currently have. A website audit can provide a valuable framework, especially before beginning a full or even partial redesign of your library's site. Learn about data-based principles that can guide your future work and discover some tools that can provide concrete specifics for elements that may need attention.
Presenter: Laura Solomon, MCIW, MLS is the Library Services Manager for the Ohio Public Library Information Network (OPLIN). She has been doing web development and design for more than twenty years, in both public libraries and as an independent consultant. She specializes in developing with Drupal. She is a 2010 Library Journal Mover & Shaker. She's written three books about social media and content marketing, specifically for libraries, and speaks nationally on both these and technology-related topics. As a former children's librarian, she enjoys bringing the "fun of technology" to audiences and in giving libraries the tools they need to better serve the virtual customer.
NCompass Live - January 10, 2024
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What is the Nebraska Library Commission? Who are we? What do we do?
To kick off 2024, we will introduce you to the people and departments of the Nebraska Library Commission.
In Part 2, you will meet Christa Porter, Library Development Director; Tessa Timperly, Communications Coordinator; Gabe Kramer, Talking Book & Braille Service Director; and Devra Dragos, Technology & Access Services Director.
A workshop hosted by the South African Journal of Science aimed at postgraduate students and early career researchers with little or no experience in writing and publishing journal articles.
A Strategic Approach: GenAI in EducationPeter Windle
Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies such as Generative AI, Image Generators and Large Language Models have had a dramatic impact on teaching, learning and assessment over the past 18 months. The most immediate threat AI posed was to Academic Integrity with Higher Education Institutes (HEIs) focusing their efforts on combating the use of GenAI in assessment. Guidelines were developed for staff and students, policies put in place too. Innovative educators have forged paths in the use of Generative AI for teaching, learning and assessments leading to pockets of transformation springing up across HEIs, often with little or no top-down guidance, support or direction.
This Gasta posits a strategic approach to integrating AI into HEIs to prepare staff, students and the curriculum for an evolving world and workplace. We will highlight the advantages of working with these technologies beyond the realm of teaching, learning and assessment by considering prompt engineering skills, industry impact, curriculum changes, and the need for staff upskilling. In contrast, not engaging strategically with Generative AI poses risks, including falling behind peers, missed opportunities and failing to ensure our graduates remain employable. The rapid evolution of AI technologies necessitates a proactive and strategic approach if we are to remain relevant.
2024.06.01 Introducing a competency framework for languag learning materials ...Sandy Millin
http://sandymillin.wordpress.com/iateflwebinar2024
Published classroom materials form the basis of syllabuses, drive teacher professional development, and have a potentially huge influence on learners, teachers and education systems. All teachers also create their own materials, whether a few sentences on a blackboard, a highly-structured fully-realised online course, or anything in between. Despite this, the knowledge and skills needed to create effective language learning materials are rarely part of teacher training, and are mostly learnt by trial and error.
Knowledge and skills frameworks, generally called competency frameworks, for ELT teachers, trainers and managers have existed for a few years now. However, until I created one for my MA dissertation, there wasn’t one drawing together what we need to know and do to be able to effectively produce language learning materials.
This webinar will introduce you to my framework, highlighting the key competencies I identified from my research. It will also show how anybody involved in language teaching (any language, not just English!), teacher training, managing schools or developing language learning materials can benefit from using the framework.
Operation “Blue Star” is the only event in the history of Independent India where the state went into war with its own people. Even after about 40 years it is not clear if it was culmination of states anger over people of the region, a political game of power or start of dictatorial chapter in the democratic setup.
The people of Punjab felt alienated from main stream due to denial of their just demands during a long democratic struggle since independence. As it happen all over the word, it led to militant struggle with great loss of lives of military, police and civilian personnel. Killing of Indira Gandhi and massacre of innocent Sikhs in Delhi and other India cities was also associated with this movement.
Normal Labour/ Stages of Labour/ Mechanism of LabourWasim Ak
Normal labor is also termed spontaneous labor, defined as the natural physiological process through which the fetus, placenta, and membranes are expelled from the uterus through the birth canal at term (37 to 42 weeks
This slide is special for master students (MIBS & MIFB) in UUM. Also useful for readers who are interested in the topic of contemporary Islamic banking.
Read| The latest issue of The Challenger is here! We are thrilled to announce that our school paper has qualified for the NATIONAL SCHOOLS PRESS CONFERENCE (NSPC) 2024. Thank you for your unwavering support and trust. Dive into the stories that made us stand out!
Unit 8 - Information and Communication Technology (Paper I).pdfThiyagu K
This slides describes the basic concepts of ICT, basics of Email, Emerging Technology and Digital Initiatives in Education. This presentations aligns with the UGC Paper I syllabus.
3. Silo-ed Existence (2009)
Writing Center housed in the
Library but with very little
collaboration beyond space
Peer Tutoring in a hallway of the
Student Affairs building and
typically regarded as a remedial
service
Learning the Learning Commons:
Vision
10. serendipity, n.
Pronunciation: /sɛrɛnˈdɪpɪtɪ/
Etymology:A word coined by Horace Walpole, who says (Let. to Mann, 28 Jan. 1754)
that he had formed it upon the title of the fairy-tale ‘The Three Princes of
Serendip’, the heroes of which ‘were always making discoveries, by accidents and
sagacity, of things they were not in quest of’.
The faculty of making happy and unexpected discoveries by
accident.
From: Oxford English Dictionary (Online)
Learning the Learning Commons:
Vision
12. Ideas between Deans of the Library and Student Affairs moved
“up” to higher administration
The UNK Mission Statement was a developmental focal point.
III. Student Development Goal (Objective 1): Develop a comprehensive strategy that will guide
planning and activity outside the formal academic curriculum to enhance each student’s cognitive
and moral development, interpersonal skills, and prospects for satisfaction and success at UNK
and in life after graduation.
Articulate a framework of principles and common objectives, and establish collaborative mechanisms, enabling
units to cooperate across organizational boundaries to enhance student retention, graduation, and career
placement results.
Bridge Academic and Student Affairs programming to integrate living and learning experiences for students…
Learning the Learning Commons:
Vision
13. SPACE:
“… an environment that enhances social interaction and cross disciplinary
learning outside the classroom.”1
GOAL:
“The main goal of the Learning Commons is to provide, in a centralized location,
as many academic support services for students as possible.” 2
MECHANISM:
“The core activity of a learning commons would not be the manipulation and
mastery of information… but the collaborative learning by which students turn
information into knowledge and sometimes into wisdom.”3
1 http://dbilyeu.cocc.edu/21st+Century+Library/default.aspx
2 http://www.cla.ca/divisions/cacul/regenerations/2009/02/whats-common-about-learning-commons.html
3 http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1232&context=libraryscience&seiredir=1#search=
%22Learning%20Commons%20Nebraska%22
Learning the Learning Commons:
Vision
15. Learning Commons models vary but often include:
writing and math/statistics help
study rooms
desktop computers with a variety of software packages
reference/research help
study skills help
IT point-of-need assistance
assistive technology for students with disabilities
laptop computers for loan, printing
Learning the Learning Commons:
Vision
17. The UNK Learning Commons (UNKLC) in 2010:
Peer Tutoring: peer assistance for general studies courses (especially
business, languages, math and science)
Writing Center: peer assistance at any stage of the writing process
Calvin T. Ryan (CTR) Library: book collections and electronic resources
for student research with ample study space and technology access
Learning the Learning Commons:
Transition
19. Peer Tutoring offices moved into the Writing Center
in Summer 2010
Plan: build the LC over the summer to open in Fall 2010
Transform the Writing Center space into the Learning
Commons Offices
“Challenges Arose”
Learning the Learning Commons:
Transition
21. Collaboration between programs and with the Library
was ongoing despite the temporary delay in
construction.
Hiring process for a Writing Center/Learning Commons
Assistant Director
Additional technology in the general Library space and
technology support
Project planning at Dean and higher administrative
levels
Learning the Learning Commons:
Transition
34. “BlueTube” video for prospective students
http://bit.ly/17XP90d
“Louie the Loper Learns a Lot” for freshmen students
http://bit.ly/19Z7CHd
Learning the Learning Commons:
Reality
38. Learning the Learning Commons:
Reality
Learning Commons Coordinating Council (LCCC or LC3)
2 partners from Student Affairs, 2 partners from the Library
Learning Commons Assistant Director for the Library
Compares to the Learning Commons Assistant Director position in
Student Affairs
Administrative Support
39. Calvin T. Ryan (CTR) Library
Peer Tutoring
Writing Center
Supplemental Instruction
Language Tables
Learning the Learning Commons:
Reality
Calvin T. Ryan (CTR) Library
Peer Tutoring
Writing Center
Additional services
40. Learning the Learning Commons:
Reality
Assessment:
Tracking referrals between LC services and Library services
“Assessment in Action: Academic Libraries and Student Services” with
ACRL
NLA Poster Presentation June 26-July 1
Fuels the development of “a variety of approaches to assessing library impact on
student learning, which will be documented and disseminated for use by the
wider academic library and higher education communities”
http://www.ala.org/acrl/AiA
Programming:
Undergraduate Research Seminars
Additional collaboration
41.
42. Learning the Learning Commons:
Reality
September: IRB
October: Literature Review (Library)
November: College Speaker
January: Writing & Citing (Writing Center)
February: College Speaker
March: Poster Presentations
April: College Speaker
2012-14 Undergraduate Research Seminar schedule
48. Potentially, the
gradual
migration of
other student
services as
more Library
space is
available
Shaded area shows proposed expansion space
Learning the Learning Commons:
Reality
50. Learning the Learning Commons
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cymLAd2M_io/TcPP3YRXKAI/AAAAAAAAADk/DC78eNJQ0BI/s1600/danceHall.jpg
51. Learning the
Learning Commons:
How UNK Moved Out of the
Silos and into a Dance Hall
www.unk.edu/lc
Keri Pearson, Dr. Ron Wirtz
University of Nebraska at Kearney
Editor's Notes
Learning Commons UNK (C&U) Ronald Wirtz; Coordinator of User Services, Keri Pearson; Coordinator of Academic Peer Tutoring and Assessment, TaffneeFaimon; Assistant Director of the Writing Center, Jon Ritterbush; Electronic Resources Librarian: The UNK Learning Commons will have its “Grand Opening” in the Calvin T. Ryan Library at UNK for the Fall Semester, 2011. However, the Learning Commons has been operating successfully in temporary space in the Library for an entire year. We will present describe how the project developed over approximately two years from the inception of the idea to the completed facility and discuss our vision for the future.
The Peer Tutoring program had far outgrown the space available for the program between 2003 and 2008.
This graph of Writing Center use shows the fluctuation of attendance over years, due mostly to changing leadership (or lack thereof). A program review of the Writing Center showed need for more space by 2010.
The Peer Tutoring program had far outgrown the space available for the program between 2003 and 2008.
Serendipity also played an important part in the development of the UNK Learning Commons, at least in the origin of the project, which started with a discussion between Dean of Student Affairs, Dr. Gail Zeller, and Dean Janet Wilke of the Library.
Another important focus at UNK is a commitment to producing graduates who will possess the skills and attitudes needed for lifelong learning. As noted in the UNK strategic plan, this will include emphasis on technical and information literacy, as well as in the traditional literacy skills of reading and writing.
No matter what form a Learning Commons may take, the core ideas are the same.
Before we get started, we would like to address the Learning Commons idea as we discovered it ourselves through research. We found that, physically, a “Learning Commons” can take on many forms and describe very different spaces. It can encompass student services like tutoring and advising or focus on technology and information access. It can exist as stand-alone buildings or be housed within libraries or other campus facilities. It can brandish cutting edge architecture or simply tweak existing design. Of course, many of these elements already exist within your campuses (maybe even in tandem), but in a Learning Commons there is a deliberate effort to make services seamless from the student perspective.
At UNK, our model focuses on three main partners in facilitating student success: the Library, the Peer Tutoring program, and the Writing Center. …We come together with the common vision of helping students succeed, which sometimes gets lost across campus boundaries from building to building, program to program.
Based on a concept created by Writing Center and Learning Commons staff, the campus architect quickly developed a preliminary plan for the space. In the course of many discussions among staff, administration, architects and students, numerous modifications were made to this plan, including a number of changes during the actual construction process.
At the same time, the Writing Center Director who was tapped to run the Learning Commons moved to China. Also, Learning Commons construction was delayed due to design challenges and the realization that a quick remodel was not possible given the vision of the project.
When it became apparent that construction in the new Learning Commons area would not be completed on schedule, the entire west half of the second floor of the Library – an area of around 3700 square feet - was designated as a temporary location for both the Peer Tutoring Program and the Writing Center.
Gate count statistics are gathered automatically by counters installed in electronic gates at the entrance and exit of the library. This chart shows monthly total gate counts over a multi-year period – gate count figures are generally several times a month, then totalled:As noted in this quotation from Dean Janet Wilke addressed to SVC Charlie Bicak:“In Library jargon, "Gate Count" refers to the number of bodies physically passing through the library's gate counter. Since we don't require any type of formal check in when users enter, the numbers are most useful in showing broad trends but are less useful when assessing actual "usage." (By-the-way, the numbers can be "shocking" (more people than live in Kearney!) but keep in mind that, for example, staff are counted when they head out the door to a meeting!) (Just by way of explanation: the gate mechanism counts people coming in and leaving. We then divide by two.) Gate Count numbers are compiled by week and month. Now that the month of September is complete, the total is 38,876, up 24.38% over September 2010 at 29,647.”
The main floor of the Library also houses an academic department. The space is no longer really adequate for the programs of that department, and the Library APR includes a proposal that the space revert to the Library for Learning Commons programs.UNK’s Senior Vice Chancellor specifically asked for the inclusion of this information in the Library APR, and the academic department concerned is aware of and approves of moving to a location that will be better adapted to their needs.With additional space, other student services could move to the Library as well, facilitating further program “seamlessness” for UNK students.